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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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